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Kasali Olayinka Olatunda Casal (born 21 October 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back or left winger. He is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Nigeria.

Kasali Yinka Casal

Casal in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Kasali Olayinka Olatunda Casal[1]
Date of birth	(1987-10-21) 21 October 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth	London, England
Position(s)	Left-back, left winger
Youth career
2003–2007	Fulham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	D.C. United	4	(0)
2007–2008	Cambuur	16	(0)
2008–2010	Swindon Town	5	(0)
2010	CFR Cluj	0	(0)
2010	→ Gaz Metan Mediaş (loan)	0	(0)
2011	Vasas SC	6	(0)
2012	Etar 1924	2	(0)
Total		33	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in London and raised in the North West area of London, Casal joined the Fulham youth academy in 2003 at the age of 16 and earned a spot on the full team reserve side two years later.[2] Casal had been the leading scorer for Fulham's reserve team for the 2005–06 season.[3]

In March 2007 Major League Soccer club D.C. United signed Casal to a senior contract.[3] In July he left the club.[4] Then he signed for Dutch side Cambuur Leeuwarden.

On 6 August 2008, Casal signed a two-year deal with Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee, after a successful trial.[5] He made his debut for Swindon against Tranmere Rovers on the opening day of the 2008–09 season. He left Swindon by mutual consent on 12 January 2010.[6]

On 13 January 2010, Casal signed for Romanian club CFR Cluj.[7] He was injured in a friendly match played in Antalya and the injury was wrongly diagnosed by the medical staff.[8] In February he went on loan to Gaz Metan Mediaş,[9] but in early March returned to Cluj.[10]

Personal life

In his youth he was an athlete and was on a 4x100 relay team that as of 5 September 1999 holds the British U-13 record (50.32 seconds).[11]

References

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